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SKU: 5231-373

Rare Chumash Pelican Stone (broken and glued)

$695.00

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17th - 19th Century

1.625" H x 1" L x .625" W

Hand Carved from Steatite with Old Collection Numbers

Broken and glued as pictured. Otherwise in Good Condition

A very rare item.

Chumash Pelican Stones are carved stone artifacts created by the Chumash people, an Indigenous group from southern California (including the Channel Islands). These objects, often made from steatite (soapstone) quarried from places like Santa Catalina Island, feature a distinctive hooked projection that resembles a pelican's beak.

Provenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Mission - Chumash

Year Range: Pre-1850

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 1.63 in1 in0.63 in

Category: Stone - Shell - Bone - Wood Fetishes, Jewelry and Artifacts, Birds - Bats - Eagles - Raven - Magpie

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